Camino de Santiago (June 2022)

Fox News (April 2024)

Camp Champions (July 2021)

Resident Advisor Event (September 2021)

Youth Conservation Corp (June 2017)

Education

University of Missouri | 2022-2024 | 4.0 GPA
Master’s degree in journalism, Kappa Tau Alpha Honor Society

Virginia Tech | 2018-2022 | Summa Cum Laude
Bachelor’s degree in multimedia journalism with a minor in Spanish

  • Camino de Santiago (June 2022)

    • Hiked 16-days and 300 km from León to Santiago de Compostela while studying the Spanish language and history.

  • Costa Rica (January 2020)

    • Stayed with local families in the town of Tamarindo and attended daily Spanish classes at the WAYRA Institute.

  • Northern England (January 2019)

    • Studied the coal economy and the history of industrialization in rural towns.

Experience

“The Five” Production Intern | February 2024 - April 2024 | Fox News

  • Produced daily segments for the No. 1-rated cable news show on deadline.

  • Researched topics, put together summarized information packets about the segment for the hosts to reference during showtime.

  • Aided hosts and producers with additional tasks and any help as needed.

  • Inputted segment elements such as VOs, SOTs, banners and scripts into iNews on the show rundown to build a complete segment.

  • Utilized Dalet to find and edit footage, including in breaking news situations.

Sports Desk Assistant Editor | January 2023 - December 2023 | Columbia Missourian

  • Copy edited stories, cleaned up InDesign layouts and wrote headlines for print.

  • Collaborated with other desks to ensure photos and page design aligned.

  • Posted on X account, published stories to website content-management system.

  • Taught reporters about grammar, AP Style and proper story structure.

Photo Desk Editor | August 2023 - December 2023 | Columbia Missourian

  • Oversaw a team of six staff photographers and 20 volunteers at the Columbia Missourian, a daily newspaper with an online platform serving Mid-Missouri staffed by students and headed up by Mizzou faculty editors.

  • Led University of Missouri football game photo coverage and coordinated access with the SEC at home and away games.

  • Pared photos down to select images for publishing and edited captions.

  • Created visually appealing digital packages and scheduled social media posts.

  • Taught photographers camera basics, reporting techniques and sourcing.

Mizzou Digital Ambassador | October 2022 - April 2024 | Reynolds Alumni Center

  • Brainstormed, filmed and edited two, minute-long videos a week showing student life to encourage donor support of Mizzou college and scholarship funds.

  • Filmed about 100 personalized thank you videos for donors and posted hype videos to social media to encourage alumni donations on Mizzou Giving Day.

Staff Photographer | May 2023 - August 2023 | Columbia Missourian

  • Photographed projects in the community and interviewed event participants to create a complete visual story for web and print publishing.

  • Sourced for stories, built connections and contacts to utilize in future stories.

Media Department Head | May 2021 - August 2021 | Camp Champions

  • Led an eight-person team to document daily life at a 400-person summer camp.

  • Scheduled assignments for team members to ensure full coverage of all events.

  • Coordinated with 10 other department managers to plan photo and video coverage of camp events from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week.

College of Liberal Arts Ambassador | January 2019 - May 2022 | Virginia Tech

  • Worked on the marketing team to create weekly Instagram content of student experiences to promote the college on social media.

Resident Advisor | August 2021 - May 2022 | Virginia Tech Housing

  • Oversaw 60 co-ed residents and worked to build community, plan events, provide resources and facilitate a fun and memorable dorm experience. Worked on a team to promote and ensure resident safety.

Youth Conservation Corp | June 2017 - July 2017 | Bear Creek Lake State Park

  • Worked in a state park for three weeks on various projects with a team of 10 crew members. Deconstructed docks, replaced flower beds, leveled hiking trails and built a dirt bike course.

Skills

  • iNews

  • Dalet

  • Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, Audition, InDesign)

  • BLOX CMS

  • Social Media (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter)

  • AP Style

  • Social News Desk

  • Copy Editing

  • Spanish (Intermediate)